Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-04-02
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come the greatest railroad centre in the
| world?"
"Kreigbaum."
Harry Rouse, my little man, can you tell
me where the last rebellion was ?"
"On the Cookery farm"
johnny Richison, can you tell me who
was Noah Webster's greatest rival?'
"Mapu Sugar"
Carrie Cammack, can YOU tell me what
institutions are greater than the late Southern
Confederacy ?''
Yes, ma'am; the walking delegate and
the Cumberland Workman"
Harry Rascom, what denominations of
| christians will fare badly when the great
change comes?'
"lhe republicans of Nos l, . 8, a, 6, 7and
10, and the democrats of Nos 5, 8. 8. 10. IL
| u, II and IS" '
| billle Barlow, if you don't quit attitudin-
zng bent pins on the seats I'll slap YOU as
flat asa flapiack ~
"Yessum."
-. 'emlma Judson, who stan's among the
'lmmortals' next to Erostratus ?"
"Bill Williams"
Aou' there, Euripides Waldo. from what
does Savage mountain derive its nameP',
"NIt, Savage"
tommy Hager who smashed Pompey ?"
Ahother paradox, named Vale Summit
10 what circumstance Mollie Bird, does
Eckhart owe its rise?''
The steady ascent from Clarvsvile to tbe
fat" '"'
George Jimson, what great newspaner ia
most popular in this county?"
That which is occasionally au individual
and at all times else a paper BY the way,
Miss octavia now is the time to subscriber
h"erifies,-Henry Jandorf called on
the JOURNAL the other day represent
'ng the Home Library Association,
winch wishes to secure members, who
will thereby be enabled to buy books
OF all descriptions at manufacturers
| prices. lie presents Il Cyclop@dia to
each member, which is alone worth
the subscription price. Henry is a
clever fellow; makes a rattliug speech,
and says that with this book an editor
can become Il blacksmith, a preacher
or carpenter; a physician may learn
mining, school teacher harvesting, q
drunkard find short cut to high office
III the Salvation Army, or, in sub
stance, a boy, with this book as his
guide, will become man. 1t seems
to be all sorts of useful book.
Not u capitalist outside of Cumber-
land was able to get an Insane Asylum
bond.
Citrate the yellow rind," says new
recipe, land squeeze the Juice of one
lemon mix together, over the fire one
ounce each of butter and maple sugar,
until they bubble" Which leads the
JOURNAL to inquire whether it is the
peculiar Office of maple sugar to make
things bubble on all occasions9
The prospect for a busy season has
not abatcd, and all signs point to q
most prosperous year. 1t will be our
out own fault If we do not profit by it.
Henry Jones, killed by fall of
breast coal in the Elk Garden region,
was Il prominent and popular member
of the Federation of Miners and Mine
Laborers.
Some of the producers of bitumnous
coal are said to be dissatisfied with the
prices; f. o. b. Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Norfolk and Newport News,
| 500 per ton for railroad contracts
ann $3.50 for other business along
side, $3.50; and f. o. b. New York
Harbor for points east of He'll Gate
and above the towing limits on tho
North river, $40 per ton. The
probability is, therefore, that they will
be slightly advanced erelong.
The orphan children of the late Rev.
William Harris, of Barton, had the
c.isfortuno to lose nearly their all
Thursday morning by fire.
y new brick business building will
20 up at once on the Percy block,
corner Broadway and Mechanic street.
The funeral Of Mrs. Charles w. Oder
took place at o'clock Sunday after
noon ut the family residence, 1906
| Nyandotte street. under the auspices
Of the Knights and Ladies of Honor of
Kansas City, Mo. Interment at Union
cemetery. There were services by an
Episcopal minister, a profusion of
flowers, and note from Mrs. Hiram
Mason TO the JOURNAL states that "the
attendance was large and the scene a
very sad one"
The Homecoming Star has changed
quarters to Brady's building.
Thirty or forty persons invaded Rev.
Mr.. Rollins house Wednesday even
ing with so-called pound parcels"
and left him well stocked.
Read all the new advertisements
and business locals. Besides the ae,es
they contain, they may communicate
something worth few dollars and a
few cents. The true economist reads
and profits by all such information.
Wednesday night a magic lantern
exhibition was given the children of